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Philipp Kirkorov | |
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Филипп Киркоров | |
Born | Filip Bedrosov Kirkorov 30 April 1967 |
Citizenship | Russia, Israel |
Occupation | Singer |
Years active | 1985–present |
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Children | 2[2][3] |
Parent(s) | Bedros Kirkorov (b. 1932) Victoria Likhacheva (1937—1994)[4] |
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Website | www.kirkorov.ru |
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Philipp Bedrosovich[5][6][7] Kirkorov PAR (Russian: Филипп Бедросович Киркоров; Bulgarian: Филип Бедросов Киркоров, romanized: Filip Bedrosov Kirkorov; born 30 April 1967) is a Bulgarian-born Russian pop singer. Kirkorov's career began in 1985 with participation in the Soviet musical TV show "Wider Circle". Since 2000, he has maintained public interest in his person with a scandalous reputation and recording remakes of hits by international performers from Europe and the United States.[8][9][10] In 1995, he represented Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest and took 17th place.[11]
During his creative career, he achieved success in Russia, Belarus and other countries of the former USSR, and was awarded many Russian music prizes, including ZD Awards and others.[12][13] He is a five-time winner of the "Best Selling Russian Artist" title at the World Music Awards ceremonies.